Improvement in bale-ties



J. M. H. MARTIN;

v BALE-TIE.

N .1'88,25Z. Patented March 13, 1877.

WITNESSES: I f

U TTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. H. MARTIN, OF BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,252, dated March13, 1877; application filed March 2, 1877.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN M. H. MARTIN, of Brookhaven, in the county ofLincoln and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bale-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in bale-ties; and it consists inthe peculiar arrangement and combination of parts that will be morefully described hereinafter, whereby the end of the band can be readilyand quickly hooked into the tie without meeting with any obstruction,and which shall be so simple that any one can easily operate it, evenwithout any experience.

Figure 1 is a perspective of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the plate out of which the tie is formed.

I first take sheet metal of suitable thickness and strength, and stampout the plates a, as shown in Fig. 3. These plates have a slot, 0, toreceive the stationary end of the band in the usual manner, a wing, 01,on one edge, which, when folded over, as shown in Fig. 1, serves to holdthe loose end of the band, and the projecting corner a, which is to befolded over toward the wing d, to prevent the end of the band fromaccidentally slipping out sidewise.

As will be seen, when the two parts d e are folded over toward eachother, there is a diagonal slit left between them, through which thehooked end of the band is passed and made to catch over the edge '5 ofthe wing. d. While thus caught over the edge 6 the foldedover corner ecatches over the edge of the bent-under portion of the band and holdsit, so that the band cannot he slipped out sidewise until the outer edgeof the band is turned slightly upward, which can never happen when upona bale.

The plate from which the tie is formed being bent over, as shown, theback 0 gives great strength to the tie, and enables it to be made out ofmuch cheaper and lighter metal. The great advantage of my tie is, thatthe band can be hooked into it without meeting with any obstruction,whether upon a bale or not. Another advantage is its simplicity,enabling any one, however unskilled in labor he may be, to fasten theband every time.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- In a bale-tie, the plateat, having the slot 0, wing 01, projecting corner 0, the wing and cornerbeing folded toward each other, so as to leave a slit between them, andthe band being made to catch over the edge 1' of the wing d, andprevented from coming out sidewise by the projecting corner 6,substantially as shown and described,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this1st day of March, 1877.

J. M. H. MARTIN. Witnesses:

R. M. BARR, F. A. LEHMANN.

